Tatting Tutorials

Below is a list of internet sites that have useful tutorials, ranging from the basics on "How to Tat", to more advanced techniques. If you aren't having any luck with these, you can contact us to see if we know of a teacher somewhere near you.  We can't promise that there will be someone within reach, but we'll do our best.

Some Tatting sites to get you going

These sites have a bit of everything, but  the basics are (a) Rings, (b) Chains, (c) Picots, and (d) Joining.
 

• Shuttle tatting - left and right handed instructions

Carrie Carlsons pages - Good diagrams for rings, chains, picots and joining. 

• Sharon's Tatting

Video clips explaining the basics (rings, chains) More tricky techniques (split rings, split chains, magic thread trick ) are mentioned, but still under construction. 
 

• Georgia Seitz's online classes and bonus patterns and Index to Georgia's online classes

Georgia's class notes for her online tatting lessons.  Instructions for just about everything - basics through to split rings, split chains, Maltese rings, beads, needletatting, left-handed tatting...
Some specific topics from Georgia's pages:

Rings, Rings, Rings

Chains, Chains, Chains

Starting at the end

Thoughts on joining tatting

Picot Advice to help understanding

 Other techniques

Sites for specific techniques. Note that there are many sites covering any one topic, this is just a selection for each technique. There are also many sites that cover many topics all at once! Also, if you really need to see some tatting, or a particular technique done, try www.youtube.com or www.flickr.com, as there's quite a few tatting related videos on both of these sites.

SCMRs  (Self Closing Mock Rings)	GR-8 Shuttles Webpage	Page of Gary and Randy Houtz - "The Shuttle Brothers" and inventors of the SCMR.  Instructions and patterns.
Beads in tatting	Georgia Seitz's learning centre	Multiple methods with great diagrams
Needletatting	Needle Tatting HandyHands Needle Tatting	Instructions on Needle Tatting
Split Rings	Youtube: split ring demo	Split Ring video by TatMan
Split Chains	Youtube: Split chain demo	Split chain video by TopTattyHead
Magic Thread Trick	Magic thread trick - Debbie Drake's way	Good diagram on the magic thread trick
Cluny tatting	Hanging Cluny leaf - Tim Tenclay   What is Cluny tatting? - Mimi Dillman Cluny tatting photos - Mimi Dillman	How to make a "Hanging Cluny Leaf"   Good reference page for Cluny tatting Photos and tips on how to tat Cluny leaves
Frontside/Backside tatting,	Snowgoose - Frivolous Frivolite
A bit of everything!	Georgia Seitz's online class index	Tips and links to tips on many many techniques...